Tarot in Media

I happened across a video on YouTube by Angali Shakti, a Hindu, who used to be a student in CBR's oracle school. She's very upset about this deck because she believes that: 1. CBR basically took information from Angali about the goddess Kali during a private reading with CBR that she'd received as a prize (plagiarism on a soul level, and the betrayal of a student by a teacher); 2. the goddess Kali has been completely stripped of all her symbolism and meaning and power (as has Parvati, I think she says later on); 3. this disrespect of the Hindu goddess is offensive to Hindus; 4. this distorted reconstruction gives a very unhealthy message to women, of any colou…

Okay, so I didn't see this topic anywhere, I hope I didn't miss it. One of my guilty pleasures on YouTube is watching Antphrodite, a tarot reader who does celebrity/pop culture/true crime readings on YouTube and Twitch. Although I think they're fun, when I first saw them, I had some questions about the efficacy of celebrity tarot readings, so I would like to talk about it and see what you guys think. Basically, when I was first learning to read, the woman who taught me told me that you should not "read" someone without their permission because that violates a boundary and their personal space (and also it is very difficult to tell if you are getting accurate inform…

I just finished watching the first season of the British crime series called Cooper & Fry. It is based on the books by Stephen Booth. Many of the episodes contains British folk lore, and there is also a character (the mother of police officer Ben Cooper) who does multiple tarot readings which tie into the cases that the polices are investigating. I really enjoyed this series and I feel like the episodes kept getting better and better. In the beginning I was a bit unsure about the interpretations that was given about some of the cards, but as time went on, I could see that they had put effort into understanding tarot and doing something clever with it. I also found t…

I like this article about Princess Mary from Denmark. Unfortunately the cards are not mentioned. Any idea which cards it could have been? Here is the article link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5060063/Princess-Mary-tarot-card-reader-predicted-royal-future.html

What tarot books are you reading now? I am reading holistic tarot.

Please move if I posted in the wrong section. So- I originally used the regular DM with borders and it didn't do much for me but languish in a cupboard until I gifted it. Recently- I tried out the borderless and for some reason, I really meshed with it much more than before. Probably a combination of life changes, me changes and, to a small extent, loving borderless decks. That being said- I have refreshed myself with reading with this deck for the fall as I am also getting ready to plunge into his TdM style deck and oracle deck (ole Mildred). As I have been using it, I was wondering if the big book is worth it? I feel it is a very readable deck on its own- an…

Hope this is okay here, not sure where else to put this thread. Do any of you use cards and an app? When I first started I mainly used an app while I looked for the right deck for me. It felt about 75% spot on for daily readings, 95% for relationship spreads. Now that I have a physical deck I'm beginning to use it for daily readings too and I'm finding that often my physical readings directly contradict my digital. For example, today my cards gave me 9 of pentacles (woo!). My app gave me 8 of wands reversed (boo!). I'm choosing to walk forward believing my physical deck as I feel that 1) it's likely more accurate as I am able to put more of my energy into it without …

In this latest episode of Spread This Witches, two of the most celebrated and knowledgeable authors on Tarot are being interviewed. Its a 2 hour video that is available on youtube: I hold these two women in such high regards, they have helped shape me as the tarot reader I am. So I am super excited to be able to watch this interview <3 I will have to watch this in segments so I won't make any comments after I have properly assimilated the whole thing. But please feel free to add your thoughts on it!

I found out today the store I used to go for my mentoring now has my mentor (Colby) doing live readings on FB! I'm so excited! Stop by and check out the store and my friend! https://www.facebook.com/pg/EnchantedEarth/posts/

Do you know any good resources for finding images for entire decks? Now that I no longer have a scanner, this would be so helpful. Tarot.com does have some complete decks reproduced. I can find some individual card images on Pinterest.com or by Google searches. Thank you.

Hello, you have probably seen videos where just the card(s) and the reader's hand appears in the video. How is this done? Smart phone with a tripod? I would very much appreciate advice as to what set up I need to be able to do these kind of simple video readings. Thank you! Juna

Hi all! I started a YouTube channel but haven’t had much time to post anything ... until now! Received my 5 Cent Tarot and love it and wanted to try my hand at an unboxing video. Learned a lot with just this one - first I’m not sure how the quality turned out... not sure if it’s my connection or the upload itself that is not the quality I thought it would be so if someone wouldn’t mind giving me feedback I would welcome it! Also, I took my time when drawing the cards and reading through all the upright and reverse meanings because it was my intent that I wanted to leave the image of the card up for a bit so someone watching could really see it - but it ended u…

Hi all, has anybody purchased decks on the Fool's Dog app and then changed to a new phone? I just got my new phone, migrated everything, but can't get the decks I had bought through the app anymore. They are not on google-play anymore for me, and nowhere in my list of apps that I have. emailed the app-people but no reply so far.

Yesterday Peter and me watched an episode of "Vintage Tec Hunters" on TV. This time 2 guys were checking out a vast museum of penny arcade games. Among these they briefly showed an elaborate oak cabinet with an animated Gypsy fortune teller dispersing her wisdom gleaned from a set of extra large Thoth cards. It was too short to get the camera out and get a picture, but on the net I found, that there were quite a few suck machines in circulation! Some pictures are shown as well, many with different cards put out before the "fortune teller, some even showing a Celtic cross. Quote: Estrella's Prophecies Fortune Teller - A coin-operat…

Hi guys! Here you can harvest a few decent Tarot books: Links removed by staff due to copyright issues Put in "Tarot" into the search function and a few more titles come up. I also found a few nice Bird guides and other goodies 🙂 Enjoy 🙂 Staff edit: I know this was a genuine mistake so no worries, I just removed the links.

Tarot Is Trending, and Dior Predicted This Months Ago, by Breena Kerr https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/style/tarot-cards-dior.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ffashion&action=click&contentCollection=fashion&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

What are some good tarot books, which deal in the meanings of the cards? Prefer keyword based meanings as that is easier to remember. Do make your recommendations!

I've been searching, but I seem to be too dumb to find the right keywords to google - I keep getting forums, reading offers and videos and other products vaguely related to Tarot. And, of course, a few sites I'm sure aren't quite legal. And a whole bunch of stuff for phones, which is not what I want at all. All I could come up with is Visual Tarot and Visual Oracle, but they are way too expensive as you have to buy them separately. Plus, it is not clear if it even supports unconventional deck sizes, they only show 36 and 78 card decks as options. My self made deck has double the number. I do not really need or even want card interpretations, spread…

I've been thinking a lot about this book lately and I have it....somewhere (it's in the pole barn, in a box, someplace...) and so, I reordered it. And then it occurred to me that I never really saw anyone talking about the book over the years. Have any of you worked your way completely through the book? Did it help? Or did you just do one or two exercises and call it quits? Your answers won't affect my purchase. That's a done deal. I just wondered if people found it useful?

I've listened to a few interviews with her and was thinking about getting her book, and was wondering if people here would recommend it?

It's free on Kindle Unlimited right now and it's really good. The author writes a story for every character that the Fool comes to on his journey. Very unique book. It's by Alison Davies. Just a recommendation from a reader 😛

I got the idea for this poll from the topic found here: https://www.thetarotforum.com/talking-tarot/when-a-deck-won't-comply/ I thought some of the comments were very interesting and thought a poll would be fun. I'm putting it in this section because we can't make polls in the main Talking Tarot section. ;) You can vote for 2 choices but both votes must be made at once. You can't go back and try to make the second vote, they must be done on the one and only time you vote. Have fun everyone!

How many tarot books do you have? I have about 20. All ebooks.

https://www.amazon.ca/Big-Book-Tarot-Interpret-Personal/dp/157863668X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537390423&sr=1-1 The Big Book of Tarot: How to Interpret the Cards and Work with Tarot Spreads for Personal Growth Paperback – Aug 2 2019 just noticed this on amazon.. last book of hers was 2007 on tarot reversals.. for myself i remember speculation she had passed on atf, we never did any resolvement as to her actual status,, assuming that this is a new work, it bodes well eh !

I have neither more space nor more money to get more physical books (I actually gave half of my books away when we moved last year) and I have been looking to find free books or libraries but most what I found is either shady or clearly illegal (why has no one closed Scribd down yet?) and you have to pay for on top. The one page which looked legit, as it was a free online library, proved to be violating copyright as well. And while I am well aware copyright laws need to be updated to the reality of a world where basically anything goes, I prefer not to support those who earn money with other people's work. I have literally no money on my own, as I get no disab…